the messy bits

okay. phew. today i bare myself to you. usually i just show the pretty parts, but today i will share the messy bits.

this is supposed to be my "dining area." i envision a narrow farm-type table, with a shallow credenza against the wall w open shelving on top for my transferware collection. in reality, this has become my ebay packing/photo shoot accessory storage area. sigh.

the desk has never totally been organized since I got it. i need to get through the piles (see shelves and next picture) and really file things properly. plus I wish I'd had it made 6' wide instead of 5', AND the desktop is like an electromagnet for dust and animal hair.

the bedroom vanity is *really* not the place for piles of papers and magazines. this is supposed to be the one area that's always neat and pretty and girly for when i have just a moment to sit by the window...

this poor chair is always piled with STUFF. this is the start of me prematurely pulling stuff out for an in-apartment CraigsList vintage clothing sale. this is the "as is" section. nice things that need a little tlc. the cat can stay where he likes.

I get that by REALLY MESSY standards this is all probably not too bad. But it's such a small space that Everything Is In View All the Time and I get claustrophobic feeling and a little depressed when I always have mess and disorganization around me.

Today's project is The Desk (which includes the pile on the vanity). Wish me luck!